Here's a new one - Republican compares women to cows and pigs

[Aerows]

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/03/12/442637/georgia-rep-compares-women-to-animals/

Apparently, they want to ban abortion even in the case of the fetus being dead. He's advocating for women to carry a dead fetus to term, since he claims cows and pigs can do it.

Just read the article. I really can't offer any comments that don't involve extreme profanity.

[Kalidurga]

1. Looks like I gave up too soon.

I thought they couldn't get any stupider when they were talking about banning contraception.

[Aerows]

14. These comments really took the cake

I wonder if this idiot realizes the number of people that wouldn't be here if their mother was forced to carry a dead fetus "to term", which means "until she dies".

I'm one of those people.

[shcrane71]

2. I thought we evolved past the days when women were chattel. Guess not. n/t

[Aerows]

15. They keep trying to bring those days back

They call it "losing their rights" when what they don't understand is that it's "you can't deprive other people of their rights anymore". They call it "upholding traditional values". Well, traditionally for thousands of years, slavery was legal, women were chattel, and people thought the Earth was flat. That doesn't mean we need to embrace those "traditional values".

That's what they mean when they say "take our country back".

[shcrane71]

22. Take our country back-wards, is more like it. Thanks for the break down.

It was very Daly-esque.

[TheMastersNemesis]

3. Remember This Attack Is Just The Beginning

Remember this war on women is just the beginning. Add up all the statement you hear from these GOP creeps across the country and you get an idea of the whole picture. Of course the men will still be able to philander all they want with impunity.

In the 19th century when women did not have the right to vote using contraceptives was a crime. It was illegal to carry or use contraceptive measures. There were laws criminalizing cohabitation and sex outside of marriage.

Give the GOP the power and we will return to that era. Plus women and anyone who even knows about an abortion will be arrested. And they will be prosecuted.

I know that a lot of women know how serious and determined this war is. There are too many women who will go along with this war and there are too many younger women who do not know what is going on.

The churches probably agree with this politician. And they also agree that a tubal pregnancy cannot be ended until it ruptures. The Catholic Churches stance is that a woman must always be sacrificed for the sake of the child.

I simply do not understand why no one is just going after these creeps immediately.

[Aerows]

13. It's not just the Catholic Church

It's evangelical Christians, too. You would not believe the number of women in the South that not only put up with this nonsense, but go way further than you can imagine.

I give to you - women that wear no makeup, do not cut their hair and only wear ankle length dresses. You cannot go to a Barnhill's buffet (all you can eat place) in Mississippi without seeing hordes of them. Apparently the only pleasure they are allowed to partake of in life is to eat themselves to death.

[IrishEyes]

16. Thank you.

Thank you for reminding people that it is the evangelical christians not just the catholic church. Evangelicals hold a lot of power and they are extremely conservative.

[TheMastersNemesis]

37. I Meant To Add Them As Well.

I was raised Catholic and spent 16 1/2 years in Catholic schools. I am amazed that they are so determined to inflict religion into politics.

[pokerfan]

4. Republicans are trying to put The Onion out of business

[Aerows]

11. I had to check

To make sure this wasn't an Onion article. I am pretty sure that the idea that Mitt Romney is destined to be their candidate had driven them all crazy.

[Kennah]

5. When a horse breaks its leg, we shoot it.

So when a horse's ass shoots off his mouth do we ...

[Aerows]

12. I liked one comment

"I grew up on a farm. We castrated the bulls."

[DeschutesRiver]

36. Ha. That was good. nt

[lonestarnot]

6. Women should show this assfuckinghole what we do with eggs every time his dumb ass is found in publi

c.

[sarge43]

7. Wow. They really can't help themselves, can they. n/t

[JitterbugPerfume]

8. disgusting

[TNLib]

9. I don't get the GOP its an election year,

aren't they suppose to be thinking up ways to close the gender gap? Instead they're digging the Grand Canyon

[Aerows]

10. It's beginning to look like

The Marianna Trench.

[LeftinOH]

17. That is one dumb motherf*cker. n/t

[Aerows]

18. I don't understand how anyone in his district could agree with those comments

Surely most of them know a woman that could have, nearly or DID die of an nonviable pregnancy. It's not like it's an uncommon occurrence. The idea that cows and pigs can carry "dead fetuses" is also ludicrous. Any farmer with a clue, and that cared about his livestock wouldn't let that continue if they knew about it.

This is the stupidest set of ideas put forth to the American public that I have ever heard.

[lapislzi]

19. Shit, I can't keep up.

Last week I was supposed to be a Birkin bag, not a Target bag.

When can I go back to just being a slut?

[Aerows]

20. It's clear that being a slut

is too elevating. We should be reminded daily that women are only good as broodmares. We have a womb, after all, so that means we are ONLY a womb.

[lapislzi]

24. I'm a Birkin bag, dammit!

You have to special order me. There's a waiting list.

[Aerows]

26. I'm more of an elegant briefcase :)

I don't have a waiting list, because I wrote the waiting list.

[lapislzi]

28. Well, I've been discontinued and taken out of circulation.

I'm more of a collector's item

[proud patriot]

21. In a pbs documentary early in Rush's career

I heard rush call the Women sufferagists Cows. old old pbs doc on rushbo has it.

[Aerows]

23. It doesn't surprise me in the slightest

There are some men that deeply resent the fact that women have the right to vote, and some loony women that agree with them. It's kind of telling that they are mostly white, straight, Christian males.

"The world is coming to an end - we have to respect minorities, women, gay people, and those that aren't Christians. How can we live without our God-given right to discriminate against everyone that isn't us!"

[csziggy]

25. I'd agree if we treated men like unneeded male livestock

Almost all male cattle are castrated - only a few bulls are kept around to breed the cows. I don't know much about pigs, but I suspect it would be the same.

This sorry piece of excrement has never had a woman in his life that had to deal with a child that died in the womb or he would know how heartbreaking it is, even if there were no medical danger to the health and life of the woman.

My little sister lost her first child at seven months. During the ultrasound, the doctor realized there was no heartbeat. It took several days to arrange for the procedure to take that dead fetus out. Fortunately there was no danger to my sister, but those days were absolute emotional agony for her, knowing that the child she had wished for and been happy to carry was not going to come into her life.

I can't imagine how much more agonizing having to carry that dead body inside her for another two month would have been. I would consider that torture. And considering the danger of infection from carrying the dead tissue in the womb, it would have been cruel. And our family would not have the joy of the four children my sister eventually had.

Pigs and cows don't get abortions because their lives are CHEAP. Is that what this waste of oxygen considers women's lives?

[Aerows]

27. He's full of crap

No farmer that cared about the health of the herd would have such a callous attitude. What he's saying is that he has a disregard for life, period.

You can tell the measure of person by how they treat their animals. I hope he doesn't have a wife or children, because apparently, he cares nothing for anyone but himself.

[csziggy]

29. Exactly - we lost a foal Monday and I am still crying over it

Born alive, but a dummy foal. We did what we could for hours and when the vet said there was no hope, we didn't let him suffer.

His dam is one of my favorite mares. I probably won't breed her again, as much because I don't want to lose her as anything.

[Aerows]

31. :( Sad to hear that

Glad you didn't let him suffer. That's what idiots like this guy would advocate "oh, just let nature take its course" even if it makes a being suffer horrifically - and those beings include women.

[csziggy]

34. Thank you.

[csziggy]

30. Here's his bio page on his campaign site

http://www.terryenglandforgeorgia.com/biography.htm

I feel sorry for "the former Cindy Casper" who was stupid enough to marry this waste of oxygen.

Edited to add: They don't seem to have any children. That's sort of odd.

[TBF]

40. "They don't seem to have any children" -

that is what I would refer to as a blessing.

[ljm2002]

32. I don't know about pigs...

...but I do know that with cattle, the vast majority of the males are castrated.

So if we're going to use animal husbandry as a guide to our laws for humans... maybe we should encourage Rep. England to continue with that line of thinking...

Just sayin'

[Aerows]

33. It's the same with goats and sheep

I don't know about pigs, either, but if he wants to continue down that line of thinking, then I recommend he be first in line for "treatment".

[stubtoe]

35. Where the hell do they GET these guys??

Mind boggling.

[Initech]

38. I really wonder what their selection process is sometimes.

Let's find the craziest assholes we can find and hope they don't piss everybody off?

[Quantess]

39. Unreal.

Fuck him! (You weren't willing to use profanity, so I will)